Being Chilean: Fiestas Patrias.

Being Chilean is very difficult we always have troubles in the football soccer an example is the defeat last Sunday 0-3 before the Brazilian selection but not only this meant to be Chilean, we have a lot of traditions and the greatest is the Fiestas Patrias or independence day, colloquially called by the Chileans “el dieciocho” this special week, yes!! Is a week of celebrations, even when “el dieciocho” is in a bad date for example Tuesday the politician vote immediately to create a public holiday to prolong “el dieciocho” , I wonder why this people vote immediately this type of things but when they must vote a essential law they create a lot of obstacles.

The typical Chileans always go to “fondas”; a type of tent where the people can dance the typical Chilean dance called “la cueca” as well we can eat a lot of things like enpanadas or anticuchos and obviously drink a big glass of chicha, I remember when I was a child that sometimes I go with my parents to the Fonda in Parral but I always fall asleep for this reason my parents usually went alone.

In this time I’ll have my vengeance and I will do what I want maybe go to the fonda or go to my relatives, have some fun, make a good barbecue and put on weight or perhaps stayed in my home alone studying for the exams.
I don’t have a special “dieciocho” because in my opinion each new dieciocho could be better.